Why get drunk from alcohol?
'13.06.2017'
How bad is alcohol for those who want to lose weight or build muscle? Did you know that you shouldn’t use it in 12 hours before and after training?
Why does beer grow from beer?
With the consumption of any alcohol, even in small doses, the body slows down the metabolism, stops burning stored fat, preferring to receive energy from its own muscles. As a result, the muscle mass decreases, and the body fat increases.
In addition, the composition of many alcoholic beverages, such as beer, includes plant substances that are close to the female sex hormones. These substances provoke the development of obesity on the female type, which means the deposition of fat on the abdomen and thighs.
The effect of alcohol on muscle growth
Under the influence of alcohol, growth hormone and testosterone are inhibited, which has a very negative effect on muscle growth and even potency. In addition, the tissues start to dehydrate and dry out, and after all the muscles are practically 75% water.
Even small doses of alcohol inhibit protein synthesis for several hours. Without important amino acids, the body begins to use its own energy reserves, removing nutrients from the muscles, which leads to their destruction.
Alcohol after training
Within four hours after a workout, a “carbohydrate window” opens, and all the nutrients consumed go to the recovery and growth of muscle tissue. Any alcohol intake during the 12 hours before and after exercise disables these processes.
Alcohol draws amino acids, which causes the body to “eat” existing muscles to replenish balance.
Alcohol, diet and calories
In addition to the three main nutrients - proteins, fats and carbohydrates, there is another source of energy - alcohol. But if proteins, fats, and carbohydrates contain substances that are beneficial to the body, then alcohol is pure calories, turning immediately into fat.
One gram of pure alcohol contains at least 7 calories - this is twice as much as in carbohydrates and proteins, and almost as many as in fat. In addition, various alcoholic cocktails and liqueurs contain a lot of sugar, and their caloric content is even higher.
Slow metabolism and fat burning
Studies show that after taking only one vodka glass, the intensity of fat burning processes in the body decreases by more than 75% for a period of up to nine hours! In addition, alcohol has been proven to significantly slow down the metabolism.
As a result, in addition to getting too many calories, and all of them are deposited in fat, the body stops using existing fat depots for energy for whole 9 hours, preferring to eat its own muscles.
The negative effects caused by alcohol, the body has to be eliminated for at least one day after its reception. Training at this time are only to the detriment, causing the loss of existing muscle mass.
